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Henry Mencken

Sunday, December 9th, 2012 | Quotes

“Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.” Henry Mencken quotes

Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 | Quotes

A Republican by principle and devotion, I will, until my death, oppose all Royalists and all enemies of my Government and the Republic. Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste quotes

Humor Quotes-Help from Government

Sunday, September 16th, 2012 | Funny, Quotes

Edith Sitwell

Sunday, August 26th, 2012 | Funny, Quotes

“I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.” Edith Sitwell

The government is best which makes itself unnecessary. -Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

Saturday, August 25th, 2012 | Quotes

The government is best which makes itself unnecessary. -Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm Von

Political quotes-Economy

Saturday, August 25th, 2012 | Famous, Quotes

Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.- Ronald Reagan (1986)

"A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." – James Madison

Saturday, July 21st, 2012 | Quotes

“A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” – James Madison

No Such Thing As Mermaids, Says US Government

Sunday, July 8th, 2012 | Quotes

In a move reminiscent of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website post on preparing for a zombie apocalypse, the National Ocean Service, an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has elected to publish a declaration regarding the existence—or, more specifically, the nonexistence—of mermaids. Following a TV program on mermaids that [...]

republican

Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Quotes

A Republican by principle and devotion, I will, until my death, oppose all Royalists and all enemies of my Government and the Republic. – Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste

Funny thoughts-Old government employees

Saturday, April 7th, 2012 | Funny, Quotes

Old government employees never die, they just work as if they had.